Advancements in Diode Lasers Fuel Automotive Lidar
Lidar for autonomous vehicles debuted in 2007 as an enabling sensor technology for robotaxis and robotruck development. Within the last five years, however, the technology has trended toward broader commercialization in mass-market passenger vehicles, as evidenced by a dozen volume contracts or project nominations signed by OEM carmakers and lidar providers. Mercedez-Benz, for example, announced in December 2021 that its first model to offer Level 3 autonomy will be equipped with lidar. The...
Photonics Spectra, March 2022